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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Ditty Bopper
Easley, SC
We were called "Ditty Boppers" in the Air Force Security Service. The official term was Morse Code Interceptor. Less than..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Route Step - one man's journey
New Braunfels, TX
I’m Kenneth B. “Brad” Henderson, veteran of the Cold War and Vietnam. I was on active duty but did not..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A bridge from the sky
Hurst, TX
TIME: November 1950... 20,000 men of the 1st Marine Divsion and the 7th Infantry Division had captured the Chosen (or Changjin)..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Operation Iraqi Freedom: the real story
Dearborn, MI
Before Operation Iraqi Freedom the U.S. armed forces built up a powerful concentration of hardware and rear security probably unknown..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My second chance
Chandler, AZ
I consider myself a lucky man. I have a beautiful wife of 26 years, six healthy children and six grandchildren...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My Time as a USAF Air Policeman, 1961-1965
Jensen Beach, FL
It was in 1961 when I enlisted into the Air Force. Living in Quincy, Mass., at the time, 70-plus men..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Asian adventure
Saint Joseph, MO
I enlisted in the Navy in November 1965 and went through boot camp at San Diego. Upon graduating from boot..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Forgotten
Sacramento, CA
I served our nation in the Republic of South Korea from December 1959 to February 1961 with the 40th Topographic..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Seven-plus years in an OD green uniform
Eugene, OR
In January 1975, I reported for duty at Fort Lewis, Wash., home of the 9th Infantry Division. We still sported..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam 1968
Marshall, MN
The 67U20 MOS (Chinook maintenance/crew) allowed me to have the best of both worlds: maintaining the best rotary-winged flying machine..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Stateside Cold War service
Lena, IL
I enlisted in the Air Force in the middle of the Vietnam mess, 1966. Everyone was going to Southeast Asia..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
New life
Miami, FL
Not all experiences during the Vietnam War were unpleasant. There were a few “pleasant” experiences when I was in Vietnam..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My night on the river
Miami, FL
Patrolling the rivers of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam during daylight hours in the late 1960s was dangerous enough, but..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Time at Fort Dix, N.J., and Camp St. Barbara, Korea
Grand Rapids, MI
I'm from the Midwest, so snow is no problem unless it's a foot or more. Was I surprised one morning..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Harlem Hellfighters
New York, NY
My unit with the New York Army National Guard is known as the Harlem Hellfighters of the 369th Sustainment Brigade...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in service
Seguin, TX
At 16 (a member of the U.S. Air Force), I was sent to Fort Sam Houston and was trained as..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in the U.S. Navy
Georgetown, TX
At 17 years old I left for boot camp in Bainbridge, Md. As I rode the train, by myself, down..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Hello, Vice President Johnson
Midland, MI
This story happened while stationed at Sondrestrom AFB, Greenland. Since I was only in the service during the Cold War,..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
SFC McMakin
Richmond, KY
I started out after advanced training being sent to the Philippines, where I was in fixed station communications, working alongside..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Summation of USMC duty
Laurens, NY
USMC Enlistment, 1/1972 to 1/1976 1/1972 till 7/1972 Boot Camp (Parris Island, S.C.) 7/1972 till 9/1972 Radio School [assigned 2nd MARDIV, I..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
28 years of historical service
Denton, MD
Donald O. Ney, SMS (E8) USAF Retired Joined in 1952 during Korean War (attended Parks AFB basic training - the only..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Chi Ro Bu
West Fargo, ND
Two ARVN Highland Scout Companies of the ARVN 24th Special Tactical Zone, the 403rd and the 406th, accompanied by myself..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My 20 years
Henderson, NV
I served in the U.S. Army from April 13, 1961, to June 30, 1981, and during that time I was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My war
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Barry Goldwater ran for president against Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and I was just old enough to vote. We were..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
An airman's time in service
Pocatello, ID
Right out of high school in 1967 I left home for the first time for the Air Force, Lackland Air..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
94th Division honors Vincenzo Geramita with Bronze Star earned 70 years ago
Lyndhurst, NJ
Military Experience (U.S. Army): Vincenzo Geramita began basic training at Camp Phillips, Salina, Kan., in 1942. In 1943 he was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
How I met my commander in chief
Santa Ana, CA
It was September 1966 and hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. With a force not seen in South Texas..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A very personal story from a World War II veteran
Tallahassee, FL
Military is a great magazine. It is loaded, however, with gung-ho stories of action in the war; battles, sea victories,..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A salute to Veterans Day
Lambertville , NJ
Thoughts and reflections from an old Vietnam War veteran ..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam, Cold War and Desert Storm
Hawarden, CO
I started out as a track mechanic in Nam and a 5-ton wrecker driver. I'm no hero. I came back..
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